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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Evan E. Koslow, Weston, CT (US);
Assignee:
Koslow Technologies Corp., Orange, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 2/946 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 2/946 ;
Abstract
A composite filter medium for removing at least 99.95 percent of particulates of a size in the 3 to 4 micron range and dissolved chemical contaminants from a fluid and filters of various configurations employing the composite filter medium are disclosed. The composite filter medium comprises an adsorbent layer containing an adsorbent agent and a hydrophilic particulate intercepting layer disposed adjacent to the adsorbent layer. The composite medium has a mean flow pore diameter of about 1 to 10 microns, a bubble point of about 3 to 15 microns and an air permeability of about 0.5 to 7 liters per minute/cm with a pressure drop of about 0.1 bar.